How the first world war liberated women’s wardrobes

The Fashion and Freedom exhibition looks at the way clothes restricted women before the war – and shows how lines and silhouettes relaxed during the conflict as women entered the workplace

Five of the best tablets

The new generation of mobile computers are powerful, sleek and able to cope with the demands of both work and play

The hands behind the heritage: inside the Burberry factory in Yorkshire

At the luxury brand’s Castleford factory women make light work of stitching 5,000 trenchcoats a week, each selling for £1,100

Super-rich may quit London homes under new anti-corruption rules

Estate agent predicts some billionaire clients will sell property if no longer able to keep identity secret via offshore firms

Gold demand soars 21% in strongest first quarter on record

Negative interest rates and global uncertainty are likely to boost demand further, says World Gold Council

Philanthropists can’t eradicate global poverty, but we can make a start

Philanthropic organisations have the agility, creativity and audacity to be the risk takers of development financing